Is your retirement dream in doubt because of big financial questions that keep you up at night?We all dream about retirement, but surveys show that most Canadians are very concerned about it. How big a nest egg will I need? How long will I have to work? How much can I afford to draw from my portfolio every year? What’s the impact of taking CPP early or late? Can I achieve my retirement dreams given my financial reality?So many complex, interconnected questions . . . and too...

Waverley is a small cat with a big miaow and he lives with Mr and MrsTurner and their son Jonathan at number 10, Marten's Drive.Waverley likes the house at number 10, Marten's Drive because it haslots of good places to sleep and a back garden that seems to go onforever. Beyond the wooden fence at the bottom of the garden there isa children's playground, green fields, and then the woods. All daylong Waverley snoozes in the sunny spots around the ho...

A very important book on an often overlooked subject area - the role of good nutrition in honey bee biology.This husband and wife team delve into the importance of the pollinator species to man's survival and how the functioning of the world's ecosystems is recognised. Environmental and other stressors have taken their toll on many pollinator species and their abundance.The European Honey bee (Apis mellifera) and man have had a long mutually benefi...

Year after year, the seasons change, but the great oak tree remains at the edge of the field. One sunny winter’s day, out in the middle of the field, a daisy wakes up thinking that spring has arrived. But she finds herself all alone. The oak asks his friends the squirrels to help him by taking a message of reassurance to the daisy.Original mixed-medium illustrations by the author add to the appeal of this gentle children’s story of hope, patience and friendship.

The four gospels retold as JESUS might have told the story himself.Join Jesus on a journey of friendship, laughter, revelation and hardships.Follow him on the donkey into Jerusalem.Listen as he talks about the creation.Watch as he restores people to health and wholeness.Accompany him on the hard road to the cross.

A candid and eye-opening inside look at the final decades of Sinatra's life told by his longtime manager and friend, Eliot Weisman.By the time Weisman met Sinatra in 1976, he was already the Voice, a man who held sway over popular music and pop culture for forty years, who had risen to the greatest heights of fame and plumbed the depths of failure, all the while surviving with the trademark swagger that women pined for and men wanted to emulate. Passionate and gene...

From New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman, this is the story one of the most influential studios in film history, from its glory days under the leadership of legendary movie mogul Darryl F. Zanuck up to its 2019 buyout by Disney.March 20, 2019 marked the end of an era -- Disney took ownership of the movie empire that was Fox. For almost a century before that historic date, Twentieth Century-Fox was one of the preeminent producers of films, stars, ...

Ready to Retire?What You and Your Spouse Need to Know About The New Reality of RetirementConceived and written for those about to retire - or already in retirement and the women (and men) who live with them. Ready to Retire? helps people understand what they and their partners are going through as they meet the new reality of life beyond the workplace.Cultural messaging has traditionally reinforced the idea of the man as bread winner and men have a particul...

The financial advice industry -- including banks, mutual fund and insurance companies -- has a vested interest in our hard-earned savings. Industry advisors are constantly warning us that we may not be financially prepared for retirement. And, feeling anxious about our future, we become convinced that it’s a good idea to let them handle our money. After all, they seem to have all the answers. But retirement planning today isn’t the same as it was in the past. We’re living longer, leading m...

A comprehensive guide to natural cleaners that completely disinfect, polish, and freshen . . . without the dangerous toxins.Toxic chemicals are found in almost all commercial cleaners—the very products people buy to make their homes hygienic and healthy. The recipes in, Homemade Cleaners use common, affordable ingredients that not only get every room in the house sparkling and germ-free but are also safe for families and the environment.The green cle...

It was hard for Little Acorn to believe he would ever be a big, strong oak tree. Soon Little Acorn grew into Little Oak. But now what was he to do? He couldn't grow oranges like the orange tree or flowers like the rose bush. He just grew and grew until he became Big Oak, and his branches were big and strong-but still he didn't know what he was to do. Then one day Big Oak found that his strong branches were just right for a very special purpose. The Oak Inside the Acorn is the stor...

“Accomplishes what few other books have—helping growers use mycorrhizae to improve the immune systems of plants. This natural union between plants and fungi is the foundation of our food web.” —Paul Stamets, author of Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the WorldTeaming with Fungi is an important guide to mycorrhizae and the role they play in agriculture, horticulture, and hydroponics. Almost every plant in a garden forms a relationship ...